Since 2003, OSHA inspectors have visited Seaca Packaging, Inc. in California 8 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 20, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Dinuba.
In all, OSHA issued 23 citation items: 10 serious and 13 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $59,400; today they stand at $37,435, 37% less.
Among farming, fishing and forestry employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,440 penalty. Seaca Packaging, Inc. averages $11,058 across 3 cited inspections.
Seaca Packaging, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on May 29, 2003: Employee injured when hand nailed to board
At 9:30 a.m. on May 29, 2003, Employee #1 was operating a head machine when he g ot his right hand caught in the machine and his hand was nailed to a board. Empl oyee #1 reached into the machine to straighten out a board that was crooked. The head machine nails the boards together and attaches the boards to the end of a wooden crate. The opening between the nailer on the machine and the board is 1.7 5 inches. This machine operates continuously and was not stopped when the accide nt occurred. Employee #1 has operated this machine for one year. There was one w itness nearby when the accident took place. Employee #1's injuries were two nail s through the back of the right hand. Employee #1 is right handed. Employee #1 w as in the hospital for four hours and has been told there will be no permanent i njury.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 461 A
Other-than-serious
$225
$225
Jun 17, 2003
Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3203 A
Other-than-serious
$390
$390
Jun 17, 2003
Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3203 B01
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jun 17, 2003
Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3203 B02
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jun 17, 2003
Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 3234 E06
Other-than-serious
$110
$110
Jun 17, 2003
Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 4184 B
Serious
$3,035
$3,035
Jun 17, 2003
Closed
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3314 A
Serious
$300
$300
Jun 17, 2003
Closed
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 4075 A
Serious
$200
$200
Jun 17, 2003
Closed
Citation 5, item 1
29 CFR 3241 A
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jun 17, 2003
Closed
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Dinuba site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 39 workers: 5.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 37 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
SeaCa Packaging
Dinuba · 2023
39
2
2
5.5
2.6
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.